if you had to choose 5 favorites...

hmacgarden · Post by **hmacgarden** » Sep 27, 2007 10:30 am

Hi all,
If you had to choose only 5 of your favorites, that stand out in the garden, don't get slug holes, look good all season, and are still looking great now.....
mine are St. Paul, June, Sagae, Grand Marquee, Revolution
Heather

John · Post by **John** » Sep 27, 2007 11:51 am

JUNE
BROTHER RONALD
HALCYON
MOONSTRUCK
BRESSINGHAM BLUE

Fun thread, and welcome to Hallson's!

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Sep 27, 2007 2:18 pm

Based on your criteria

Touch of Class
Violetta
Devon Green
Moonlight
June

but my absolute favourites are (even without being slug proof, or allready vanishing)
Wonderland
Rosedale Misty Pathways
L'il Abner
Hanky Panky
Rainbow's end

sugar

Pieter · Post by **Pieter** » Sep 27, 2007 3:56 pm

Bienvenue Heather,

My list of 5 from amongst the meager list of 43 varieties I have is:

June
Blue Mouse Ears
Bright Lights
Minute Man
Fragrant Blue

This late in the season however all of these are starting to show the first signs of senescense. For me, Revolution is almost half done, so local climate/temperature conditions will come into play.

Post by **Chris_W** » Sep 28, 2007 11:40 am

A lot of plants have already started to go down for the season, but I've taken notice of a few recently that were still looking good:

Rascal has looked great all season and still looks nice
Ann Kulpa looks really good now, and considering it is a white centered plant that is all the more amazing for September
Nancy Gill is still looking great in the garden, even though all the plants around it have a ton of slug damage

Deep Blue Sea is really looking nice too
Earth Angel still looks pristine

MollyD · Post by **MollyD** » Sep 28, 2007 12:34 pm

How can you tell the difference between a hosta going dormant and one that has died on you? My Spilt Milk completely vanished from sight. A friend gave me another and it too is browning and loosing it's leaves. Is this normal for SM this time of year? It's my first year growing Spilt Milk.

MollyD

John · Post by **John** » Sep 28, 2007 1:15 pm

My 'Spilt Milk' was first to turn brown, a few weeks ago, and it is pretty much dormant now. [Other than 'Invincible', which looks BAD every year after a promising start in spring.]

MollyD · Post by **MollyD** » Sep 28, 2007 2:12 pm

That's great news John! Maybe I now own two Spilt Milks! I guess I have to wait now till spring to find out. Good thing I have seeds to play with or winter would drive me nuts.

MollyD

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sep 28, 2007 4:35 pm

El Nino
Rainforest
Paradigm
Shazaam
Deep Blue Sea

Joe in CT

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Sep 28, 2007 5:41 pm

I took a walk around the garden today, and the following hostas were still looking great.

Unchained Melody
Peter Ruh
High Noon
Leading Lady
Darwin's Standard

Linda P

Arlene · Post by **Arlene** » Sep 28, 2007 9:42 pm

Like Linda, this question prompted me to take a walk around the gardens . . . Paradigm, as I've posted before, just has looked great all summer, and still does. Abba Dabba Do is probably the second-best standout in my garden, and it still looks good. Then probably, Paul's Glory, On Stage, and Krossa Regal . . .

creatingadream · Post by **creatingadream** » Sep 28, 2007 10:38 pm

Mine are...

Guacamole
Stained Glass
Rainforest Sunrise
Jewel of the Nile
Great Expectations
Thunderbolt
Revolution

Oops! That's seven. Oh well, they are all still looking great!

Diane

hmacgarden · Post by **hmacgarden** » Sep 29, 2007 8:23 am

WOW! Thanks all...I just added 15 new ones to my "look them up" list....and, maybe, to my shopping list.
Diane, the only one on your list that I don't have is Rainforest Sunrise...what's that one like?
Heather

Nathalie23 · Post by **Nathalie23** » Sep 29, 2007 9:19 am

Hi!

I don't have many hostas who are big enough or mature, but those of mine look very great:
Tok. Flavocircinalis
Liberty
Bright Light
Abiqua Moonbeam
Alex Summer
Gold Standard
Sagae
Can't choose only 5 of them

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 29, 2007 6:56 pm

June
Patriot
Heart & Soul
Red Dragon
Baby Bunting

I have to look up what everyone is posting. These are some really nice ones listed here, I guess I'm going to have to start a wish list.

DryGulch · Post by **DryGulch** » Sep 29, 2007 7:34 pm

Because each list included 1-3 of my 10 favorites.

Although it is an oldie I have to add:

plantiginea

A couple others:

August Moon
s. Elegans
Abiqua Drinking Gourd ( I have a mature 10 year old that stops traffic, a little like ketchup, worth the wait.)

And although definitely not a fav of most and only because mine seems to perform VERY well, although definitely NOT the case for most of you...

Wide Brim

Primroselane · Post by **Primroselane** » Sep 29, 2007 10:04 pm

To Heather
Rainforest Sunrise...That is one of the prettiest Hosta I have this fall. Just Beautiful!

Willowy · Post by **Willowy** » Sep 30, 2007 2:59 pm

Wolverine is #1 - I planted this in a full sun walkway a couple years ago - behind a small shrub - and it still looks as good as when it first leafed out!

Lakeside Cha Cha also in more sun than most of my hosta and it still looks great.
Delta Dawn - just added to the garden this year and it's still leaving out!
Lakeside Shoremaster - perfect condition and a fast grower.
Iron Gate Delight a large freebee that was never on my radar - what a beauty (an it gets a lot of comments from visitors too)!

VThosta/daylilylover · Post by **VThosta/daylilylover** » Sep 30, 2007 3:39 pm

These were all new this year:
Guacamole- hasn't finished flowering and has grown HUGE!
Lakeside Shoremaster
Paul's Glory
Orange Marmalade
Geisha
There are others that look great but these stand out!

Trudy · Post by **Trudy** » Sep 30, 2007 4:32 pm

June
LS Shoremaster
Rainforest Sunrise
Ann Kulpa
Summer Breeze

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